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Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C)

Jointly founded by Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University, ER-C operates high-performance electron microscopes permitting unique insights into the world of atoms. The major issues tackled by ER-C include the further methodological development of high-resolution electron microscopic and spectroscopic methods and their application, currently predominantly for materials research and nanotechnology. In the near future, the life sciences will be added as the first new field of application. As a national user facility for the scientific community, we enable researchers from science and industry to use our instruments and methods, supported by our experts.

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Magnetic skyrmions: Not the only ones of their class

Jülich, 28 June 2018 - Tiny magnetic vortex structures, so-called skyrmions, have been researched intensively for some time for future energy-efficient space-saving data storage devices. Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich have now discovered another class of particle-like magnetic object that could take the development of data storage devices a significant step forward. If skyrmions are used to encode the number "1", then the new objects could be used to encode the number "0".

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ER-C for External Users

The Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons is a combined development and user facility. Find out more about the exciting possibilities for users on our sitehttp://www.er-c.org

How the "PICO" Microscope Works

A unique transmission electron microscope with a resolution of 50 picometres has been available for use by researchers at the ER-C since February 2012. You can see just how the “PICO” (Advanced Picometre Resolution Project) works in this video. More